Brit Award for Classical Recording

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Brit Award for Classical Recording
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1993 Winner Nigel Kennedy
Awarded forAchievement in Excellent Classical Recording
CountryUnited Kingdom (UK)
Presented byBritish Phonographic Industry (BPI)
First award1982
Final award1993
Currently held byNigel Kennedy (1993)
Most awardsSimon Rattle (6)
Most nominationsJulian Lloyd Webber (3) Nigel Kennedy and Simon Rattle (2)
Websitewww.brits.co.uk

The Brit Award for Classical Recording was an award given by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), an organisation which represents record companies and artists in the United Kingdom.[1]

Criteria

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The accolade used to be presented at the Brit Awards, an annual celebration of British and international music.[2] The winners and nominees are determined by the Brit Awards voting academy with over one-thousand members, which comprise record labels, publishers, managers, agents, media, and previous winners and nominees.[3]

History

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The award was first presented in 1982 as awards as "Classical Recording" which were won by Simon Rattle. The accolade has been defunct as of 1993.

Winners and nominees

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Inaugural 1982 winner Simon Rattle
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Two-time winner Nigel Kennedy
Year Recipient Nominees
1982 Simon Rattle
1983 John Williams
1984 Kiri Te Kanawa
1985 Christopher HogwoodThe Four Seasons (Vivaldi)[4]
1986 Nigel Kennedy-Violin Concerto (Elgar)[5]
1987 Julian Lloyd Webber - Elgar Cello Concerto
1988 Vernon Handley-Symphony No. 5 (Ralph Vaughan Williams)
1989 Trevor Pinnock-Messiah (Handel)
1990 Simon Rattle-Porgy and Bess (George Gershwin)
1991 Zubin Mehta-Carreras Domingo Pavarotti in Concert (various)
1992 Georg Solti-Otello (Verdi)
1993 Nigel Kennedy-Violin Concerto (Beethoven)[7]

Multiple nominations and awards

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References

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  4. ^ Christopher Hogwood wins Best British Classical Recording | BRIT Awards 1985
  5. ^ Nigel Kennedy wins Classical Recording presented by Sir George Sholty | BRIT Awards 1986
  6. ^ 1990 - Best British Classical Recording - Simon Rattle - BRITs on YouTube
  7. ^ Simply Red, Lennox top Brit Awards - Variety
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